Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of moxibustion combined with an ear acupoint pressing bean in the treatment of patients with phlegm stasis syndrome vertigo. Methods: 60 patients with vertigo identified as phlegm stasis syndrome who were hospitalized in our department from May 2020 to May 2021 …
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Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, which has been clinically used to treat cardiac diseases in recent years. The present study aimed to examine the protective effects and possible mechanisms of moxibustion on doxorubicin-induced chronic heart failure in rats. The animals were divided into five groups, including the Control …
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Acupuncture and moxibustion have been accepted as add-on options for primary dysmenorrhea; however, the clinical evidence is still inadequate. We searched AMED, CENTRAL, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, VIP, Wangfang database, ANZCTR, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the WHO ICTRP, from their inception to February 2021. The pooled analysis of 13 …
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Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of ginger-indirect moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome. Methods: In this central randomized, controlled trial, 290 chronic fatigue syndrome participants were recruited and randomly allocated to group A (ginger-indirect moxibustion plus acupuncture) or group B (acupuncture alone). The study consisted of a treatment period of 8 …
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Objectives: To study whether moxibustion can improve the learning and memory ability of APP/PS1 mice by reducing the pathological products Aβ and Tau protein via decreasing N6-methyladenosine (m6A). Methods: APP/PS1 mice were randomly divided into model group (APP/PS1) and moxibustion group (APP/PS1+Mox). C57BL/6J mice were used as a control group (Control). Learning and …
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Purpose: Mild cognitive impairment is a general neurodegenerative disease. Moxibustion has been shown to have remarkable effect on cognitive improvement, however, less is known about the effect of moxibustion on mild cognitive impairment and its underlying neural mechanism. This study aimed to investigate the ameliorative brain network in mild cognitive impairment …
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Objective: To observe and compare the effects of different acupuncture and moxibustionmethods at “San-yinjiao” (SP6) on uterine contraction and microcirculation in cold congealing dysmenorrhea rats, so as to explore its mechanism underlying treatment of dysmenorrhea. Methods: A total of 140 female SD rats were randomly divided into normal control, mo-del, perpendicular needling, …
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Objective: To observe the effects of moxibustion on “Shenshu” and “Zusanli” on macrophage polarization and IL-4/STAT6 signaling pathway in rats with rheumatoid arthritis. To further explore the possible anti-inflammatory mechanism of moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: The rats’ right hind paws were injected with freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA) to …
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Background: Moxibustion is increasingly used for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. This study investigated the long-term effects of moxibustion for IBS with diarrhea. Methods: Patients with IBS-D were assigned to receive moxibustion or sham moxibustion (52 each, 3× per week, 6 weeks) and were followed up to 24 weeks. The acupoints were …
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Background: Urinary retention is one of the most frequent complications of spinal cord injuries and negatively impacts patient satisfaction and quality of life. Acupuncture as an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has recently drawn widespread attention for its potential in the management of urinary retention. However, there are many …
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